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NASA Marshall Center Director to Retire After 38 Years of Service

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.
  • Among many firsts in her career, Singer was appointed as the first female center director at Marshall in 2018, after serving as deputy director from 2016 to 2018.
  • Marshall's current deputy center director, Joseph Pelfrey, will serve as the interim acting director until Singer's successor is identified through a nationwide search and open competition.
  • "And Joseph Pelfrey is no stranger to Marshall, having joined the center two decades ago as an aerospace engineer.

Initial RS-25 Certification Campaign of 12 Hot-Fire Tests Complete

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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“With the completion of this 12-test campaign, we have cleared a major milestone in our RS-25 production restart program,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.

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  • “With the completion of this 12-test campaign, we have cleared a major milestone in our RS-25 production restart program,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
  • The longer-duration tests and gimbal demonstrations are relevant to certain flight scenarios and help expand the RS-25 performance database.
  • NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne will begin a similar 12-test series on a different engine later this summer to complete the certification process.
  • The newly manufactured engines are scheduled to begin delivery to NASA in 2024 and will make their debut on the Artemis V mission.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers Propulsion for Artemis III Mission

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed the four RS-25 engines that will power the core stage of NASA’s super heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during the historic Artemis III mission.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed the four RS-25 engines that will power the core stage of NASA’s super heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during the historic Artemis III mission.
  • “The Artemis III mission is pivotal in our nation’s goal to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon, establish a sustained presence there and pave the way for crewed missions to Mars,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
  • Additional Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion on the Artemis III mission includes the RL10 engine and 12 MR-106 reaction control system thrusters that will support the SLS’s second stage, called the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Artemis III propulsion contributions are designed, built and tested at various sites across the country, including Los Angeles, California; NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi; West Palm Beach, Florida; Redmond, Washington; Huntsville, Alabama; and Orange, Virginia.

Hundreds of Renesas’ Intersil-Brand Radiation-Hardened ICs Lift Off Onboard Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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The Intersil-brand ICs perform multiple functions, including power management and precision signal processing.

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  • The Intersil-brand ICs perform multiple functions, including power management and precision signal processing.
  • Artemis 1 is sending the test-mannequin populated Orion capsule to orbit the moon and deploy cubesats and other space experiments on a 42-day mission to test all the critical systems.
  • Artemis 2 (2024) will have a crew that will orbit the moon paving the way for Artemis 3 (2025), which will land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon.
  • Renesas Intersil-brand rad-hard ICs support subsystems for mission critical applications in data communications transfer, power supplies and power conditioning, general protection circuitry, and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C).

NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Next Launch Attempt

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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Follow countdown coverage on NASA's Artemis blog at:

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  • Follow countdown coverage on NASA's Artemis blog at:
    Live NASA TV coverage leading to launch will begin with commentary of tanking operations at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, followed by launch coverage beginning at 12:15 p.m.
  • Launch coverage will stream on the NASA website , as well as Facebook , Twitch , NASA YouTube , and in 4k on NASA's UHD channel .
  • NASA's virtual guest program for the mission includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.
  • Stay connected with the mission and let people know you are following the launch on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with #Artemis.

NASA to Provide Update on Artemis I Moon Mission Status

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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The Artemis I launch was scrubbed Monday after encountering an issue getting one of the four RS-25 engines on the bottom of the rocket's core stage to the proper temperature range for liftoff.

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  • The Artemis I launch was scrubbed Monday after encountering an issue getting one of the four RS-25 engines on the bottom of the rocket's core stage to the proper temperature range for liftoff.
  • Artemis I is a test flight to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before the Artemis II mission, which will have astronauts aboard.
  • Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars.
  • For the latest updates online, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog at:
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NASA Waves Off First Artemis I Launch Attempt, to Provide Media Update

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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The briefing will livestream on NASA Television, the agency's app, and on the agency's website .

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  • The briefing will livestream on NASA Television, the agency's app, and on the agency's website .
  • Artemis I is a flight test to launch NASA's Space Launch System rocket and an uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon before the Artemis II mission with astronauts aboard.
  • NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provided brief remarks shortly after the scrub was announced.
  • For updates, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog at:
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Successful Space Launch System Rocket Engine Test Series

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Todays RS-25 engine test at NASAs Stennis Space Center completed the Retrofit-2 test series, which validated modernized, lower-cost components for new RS-25 engines to be used on the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket.

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  • STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Todays RS-25 engine test at NASAs Stennis Space Center completed the Retrofit-2 test series, which validated modernized, lower-cost components for new RS-25 engines to be used on the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket.
  • 0528 completed a full duration firing of 500 seconds and reached 109% of its originally designed Space Shuttle Main Engine power rating during the seventh and final Retrofit-2 test series.
  • The first test in this series took place Jan. 28; each test in the series has lasted between 500 and 650 seconds, which matches or exceeds the engines thrust profile during an actual launch.
  • About Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion systems and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, and tactical systems areas, in support of domestic and international customers.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Expands Los Angeles Facility for NASA’s Moon and Mars Rocket

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has finished a major expansion of its Los Angeles facility to support production of new-generation RS-25 main engines for NASAs Space Launch System (SLS), which will send astronauts to the Moon as early as 2024.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has finished a major expansion of its Los Angeles facility to support production of new-generation RS-25 main engines for NASAs Space Launch System (SLS), which will send astronauts to the Moon as early as 2024.
  • This expanded facility will serve NASAs human exploration requirements for decades to come, said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
  • About Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion systems and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, and tactical systems areas, in support of domestic and international customers.
  • Follow Aerojet Rocketdyne and CEO Eileen Drake on Twitter at @AerojetRdyne and @DrakeEileen .

NASA Sets Date for First Hot Fire Test of Space Launch System Core Stage

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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The upcoming 493-second hot fire test will mirror the engines thrust profile in flight and is the main event of the SLS Core Stage Green Run test series that has been underway since January 2020.

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  • The upcoming 493-second hot fire test will mirror the engines thrust profile in flight and is the main event of the SLS Core Stage Green Run test series that has been underway since January 2020.
  • Our RS-25 team has been working hand-in-hand with NASA and core stage manufacturer Boeing to ensure SLS is ready for liftoff.
  • All four RS-25 engines that are part of the Core Stage Green Run originally flew on the Space Shuttle and are being reused for SLS.
  • Once the hot fire is complete, the SLS core stage will be inspected, refurbished and prepared for flight at NASAs Stennis Space Center prior to delivery to NASAs Kennedy Space Center (KSC).